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TEKS Grade 7 ELA

Complete guide to 8 Knowledge & Skills statements and 31 Student Expectations. Codified at 19 TAC §110.23 · Adopted 2017

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Complete TEKS Standards for Grade 7 ELA

Every Knowledge & Skills statement (K&S) below is followed by its specific Student Expectations. These are the official Texas Education Agency standards — extracted verbatim from TAC Chapter 110 (Adopted 2017). Click any standard for upcoming animated lessons.

110.23(b)(1) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking--oral language

The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to:

110.23(b)(2) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--vocabulary

The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to:

110.23(b)(3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency

The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-level text based on the reading purpose.

110.23(b)(4) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading

The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.

110.23(b)(5) Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

110.23(b)(6) Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:

110.23(b)(7) Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements

The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:

110.23(b)(8) Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres

The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts. The student is expected to:

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